4-NEMD
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4-NEMD is a potent sedative drug which acts as a selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist. It is closely related to dexmedetomidine but is several times more potent.[1] Like other alpha-2 agonists, it produces sedative and muscle relaxant effects but without producing respiratory depression. It is not currently used in medicine, but has been researched as the basis for a potential new generation of alpha-2 agonist drugs,[2][3] which may have selectivity for the different subtypes of the alpha-2 receptor.[4] It has two isomers, with the (S) isomer being the more potent, as with medetomidine.[5] 4-NEMD was also investigated by the United States military as an anesthetic agent, most likely for use in surgery, but possibly also for use as a non-lethal incapacitating agent, although this has not been officially confirmed.[6]
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